SALT LAKE CITY – To say that the Grizzlies and Portland Trail Blazers left all they had on the court Friday night wouldn’t exactly be a fair statement.

Following the Grizzlies’ 112-109 loss Friday night in the Moda Center, Grizzlies forward Chandler Parsons and Blazers guard CJ McCollum went at each other on Twitter.

They exchanged barbs after the Blazers’ official Twitter account mocked Parsons’ air ball from three-point range.

The spat began with the Blazers tweeting video of Parsons shooting an air ball on a three-point attempt with a caption that read: “To be fair, the NBA 3-point line is really, really far away from the basket.”

Parsons fired back with a tweet saying “Good luck in the lottery show this year.”

McCollum then chimed with “We hit the lottery by not signing you.” Parsons kept the spat going with his response to McCollum: “Stop it. Technically, I hit the lottery.”

Trail Blazers president Chris McGowan issued a statement to ESPN.com regarding the team’s tweet that sparked the Parsons-McCollum exchange.

“We give our social media staff pretty strict guidelines, so they operate knowing what is appropriate and what isn’t,” McGowan said. “This one was meant to be lighthearted and fun but was probably a little too close to the line we try to keep on mediums like Twitter. It’s a learning lesson for us and we will be more mindful going forward.

“Our official (Twitter) account is meant to be fun and positive. It’s not our intention to cause things to turn negative. In this case it did, and that is what we want to avoid going forward.”

Parsons acknowledged the apology with a tweet that read: “It’s all in good fun. No hard feelings.”

The Blazers courted Parsons during free agency last summer. He eventually signed a four-year, maximum $94 million contract with Memphis. Depending on whom you talk to, the Grizzlies didn’t exactly win the Parsons sweepstakes.

There is a belief that the Blazers walked away from Parsons after reviewing his medical records. Grizzlies owner Robert Pera is on record as saying the Parsons signing was a risk.

Parsons has been limited by knee injuries this season, and is playing on a minutes restriction. He logged 21 minutes and finished with eight points on 2-of-6 shooting against the Blazers.

Parsons sat out the Grizzlies’ road game Saturday night at Utah due to team-mandated rest. Memphis played the second night of a six-game road trip.

Grizzlies' next game

Who: Memphis vs. Phoenix Suns

When, where: 9:30 p.m. Monday, Talking Stick Resort Arena

TV, radio: TNT; WMFS 92.9 FM/680 AM

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